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Original article on UPFINA.com Investors are trying to get a reading on where inflation will go in the next 12 months because it’s a key variable for forecasting asset prices and the Fed funds rate. As you can see from […]

In emails I received and discussions I saw and experienced there is a strong belief that independent measures of inflation (e.g. www.shadowstats.com, the Chapwood Index) are false and not trustworthy. I wanted to address this issue and show you how […]

MACD – What Strange Lessons We Can Learn From Money Monster by Greg Silberman I just saw the movie. I won’t give it away, you should see it … its good! Two items from the movie got me thinking: Corporate […]

The Illusion Of Falling Official “Unemployment Rate” Fades by Clint Siegner, Originally published on Money Metals Exchange Friday’s employment report featured the headline unemployment rate falling from 5.0% to 4.7% – which is a huge move lower. About the only […]

Why Millennials Have No Right To Complain by Greg Silberman In 1992 I took a gap year from University. I traveled all over Europe and the Middle East while making London my base. There was no internet, no cell phones. […]

2016: The Halftime Report – Purchasing Power & The Case For Active Management by TheLongShortTrader “On one point only were economists agreed. Without exception those consulted say: ‘There is no sure hedge against inflation.’ ” – Hedging Against Inflation 2016’s […]

Bob Doll on His 2016 Predictions March 8, 2016 by Robert Huebscher Bob Doll is a senior portfolio manager and chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management. Bob manages the Large Cap Equity Series, which includes traditional large cap equities, […]

Inflation Inched Higher In January Add another surprising data point in the column “in favor of additional interest rates hikes” for the Federal Reserve. Earlier this week, we had a positive industrial production report (and more importantly an increase in manufacturing production and […]

Breakfast Inflation is Either Wonderful or Terrible by John Mauldin By John F. Mauldin, Chairman, Mauldin Economics Is inflation making breakfast more or less affordable? It depends on what you order. Recently my Mauldin Economics colleague, Tony Sagami, showed how […]